Author: Alice Gregory

The Development Bank of Wales has led a funding round of £440,000 with an equity investment of £250,000 in AI-powered technology that is helping to keep the elderly healthy, independent and safe. As a privacy first, connected-care platform, wall-mounted Hestia sensors capture heat sensing data and record temperatures, daily movements, rest patterns and any falls. It does not involve the use of cameras. Hestia is the brainchild of founders Afroditi Konidari and Rui Zhang who set up Cardiff-based Tendertec in 2017. They are both remote carers and share a background in digital health, connected care and smart buildings. Family office…

The new owners of a country estate in Ruthin are inviting the public to send in their memories of the property. Andrew and Louisa Godfrey of the Godfrey Group bought Pool Park Estate last year and are painstakingly restoring the historic site for leisure and hospitality purposes. The Estate, which is set in 26-acre grounds and has a history dating back centuries, was originally built for the Bagot family. Andrew Godfrey, Managing Director of the Godfrey Group, said: “We’ve had a number of people getting in touch already to tell us interesting stories about the history of this amazing building.…

The New Saints FC are delighted to announce their first signing of the summer, as midfielder, Sion Bradley, joins the JD Cymru Premier champions following his incredible season for Caernarfon Town. The Welshman, who was recently included on the shortlist for the 2023-24 JD Cymru Premier Player of the Season award, was a standout performer for Richard Davies’ side last season as they qualified for Europe for the first time in the club’s history. Last season also saw the talented midfielder score an incredible winning goal for Wales C in their historic 1-0 victory over England C, hosted at Stebonheath…

One of Wales’ leading country houses is celebrating after being awarded £20,000 from the Architectural Heritage Fund to begin work on planning a new roof to safeguard its future. Since 2019, Gregynog Hall has been run by a Charitable Trust, dedicated to safeguarding property and estate, located at Tregynon, near Newtown, as a magical place for generations to come. Following several technical inspections, it was clear the continuing efforts to patch and repair the deteriorating roof of Gregynog were not sufficient to prevent the building being damaged. The grant will support work to assess the level of damage to the…

An Admiral worker who faced her own health challenge a few years ago is “delighted” to secure one of Wales Air Ambulance’s free charity spots on this year’s Ironman Wales. 36-year-old Kelly Williams from Swansea, who works as a team manager in Admiral Money for Admiral Group says, “It’s an honour to do it for such an amazing cause.” Wales Air Ambulance is consultant-led, taking hospital-standard treatments to the patient and if required, transferring them directly to the most appropriate hospital for their illness or injury. It is delivered via a unique Third sector and Public Sector partnership. The Emergency…

Whilst LGBT+ founded brewery, Drop Bear Beer Co. believes pride should be celebrated every day of the year, this year the brewer is celebrating pride month with its inaugural limited-edition beer, True Colours. True Colours is a 0.5% ABV IPA with a soft bitterness and a juicy hop profile of stone fruits and tropical fruits. The beer is brewed in collaboration with hop merchants, Charles Faram, and will showcase Vista and Nectaron hops. Galop UK is the UK’s leading LGBT+ anti-abuse charity. It works with and for LGBT+ victims and survivors of abuse and violence. The charity will receive 10p…

A citizen science study has found that 71% of household fridges tested were operating above the recommended safe temperature of 5°C. Even more concerning is the discovery that 37% of household fridges in the study were operating at 10°C or higher. The research was carried out by food safety experts at ZERO2FIVE Food and Drink Research Unit at Cardiff Metropolitan University, and the announcement of the results coincides with the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) World Food Safety Day, which takes place on June 7 every year. One of the WHO’s five keys to food safety is to “keep food at…

Tax and accountancy specialist Kilsby Williams has announced a major enhancement of its leadership team, doubling its partner group to 11 with six new internal promotions to partner. Lucy Creese, Stuart Evans, Dafydd Ford, Rob Meredith and Kaye Morris have been promoted from within the firm’s fast growing Tax, Growth and Transactions departments, while Huw Sheppard from the Audit, Accountancy and Payroll teams completes the leadership group. Simon Tee, managing partner at Kilsby Williams, said: “This is an incredibly exciting time for our business and we are proud that we are able to expand our leadership team with six outstanding…

Wales’ premier event for the voluntary sector, gofod3, will see more than 500 staff, trustees and volunteers from across Wales come together at Cardiff City Stadium on Wednesday 5 June 2024. The event will provide attendees with the opportunity to upskill, engage and discuss matters that are important to them – topics ranging from funding to health and well-being, social care to safeguarding and data protection. Keynote speakers at this year’s event, which is being held in person for the first time since 2019, are: Dr Lindsay Cordery-Bruce: the brand-new WCVA Chief Executive Lesley Griffiths MS: Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice Dr Helen Stephenson…

WELSH fabricator Dudley’s Aluminium has secured a new project for a joint education campus in Fairwater. Dudley’s is working in collaboration with ISG Construction Ltd on the multimillion-pound project which will facilitate the construction of three new build schools for Cantonian High School, Riverbank School and Woodlands High School, all situated on a single site. The development will be Net Zero Carbon in line with Welsh Government standards and will set the standard for future Cardiff school projects. Each of the three schools will be highly energy efficient buildings powered by renewable energy sources. The fabricator will install Metal Technology…